Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-16
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VIM. Crotzer's house is nearing
completion.
Frank Ball has put in a pair o.
scales and is buying corn out IN tht
big old farm.
New sheds have been built on the
Freeman farm. There was a good
sized western town on that place be.
fore.
The NJ. E. society gave a supper
last Friday night. 1t was to raise
means with which to enlarge the
parsonage.
Grant Crotzer is under the care oil
a Sioux City doctor. Grant has
been ordered by his physician to
take a rest.
VIM. Fields has sent his mother
less children to Missouri, where they
will live with friends.
Rev. Bartholomew is to remain
here for another year. This gives
universal favor to the friends and
admirers of our pastor and his in
tercstlng family.
X. Blanchard has returned to his
Jerauld county home with his drove
of cattle.
A session of the local branch OF
the Union County Reading Circle
was held at the school house in dis
trict No. 2, recently. 1t was the first
meeting. The question of a Union
County school paper was considered.
1t was favored by those present.
Friday was the day set for the
setting of the star of anarchy, and
throughout hat day a body of light
burned in the heaven in spite of the
fierce rays of the sun. An omen OF
more evil, | suppose.
The Felch family now occupy
rooms in the dwelling on the Rich
ardson farm.
Mrs. Strong is having an abund-
ance Of success as teacher in the
Maynard district. S. Il. Akin
holds down the yellow chair in the
Fate district, Miss Ida Smith con-
tinues in district No. 2.
Division was a dead letter at our
voting precinct.
The following old residents wor-
shipped at the NJ. f. shrine, this
city, last Sabbath: Mr.. d Mrs. F..
X. Wade and Mrs. Wade's aged
mother of Pleasant Hill, this county,
and Lon Jenkins and mother of
Akron, Iowa.
Mr.. NJ. Coykendall, of Turner
county, has been visiting in this
neighborhood for some time. Mr..
Coykendall was one of the old pio-
neers of this county. He came here
when the sod shanties counted on
the finger tips. With these little
strips of breaking those early homes
insight be compared to a few bed
bugs on the sheets of your couch at
your favorite hotel, and like the
bugs they made themselves felt and
paved the way into this great North
west empire for more tender feet.
A laughable affair happened in
town a few evenings ago. Mr.. AS
dog developed Il wonderful affection
for Mr.. B. and while making fruitIess
attempts to kiss him, the animals
nose came mysteriously in close con-
tact with the inhamed end of Mr..
BIS cigar. This hurt the dogs feel
ings and irritated his nose; and to
keep the fun up A. aud b. flung
themselves into it body and soul.
They also flung their coats and for
the amusement of the crowd began
to enlarge each others countenances
by Madam DeHardglove's remedy.
After beguiling all their leisure time
in this way they dressed and adj
journed. The fun of all is that some
excitable persons thought that the
boys were trying to tamper with
each others war record. This is
nonsense for the gentlemen wouldn't
hurt each other for Is or 26 cents.
In days of old the girls and boys sat round the
corn heap in the barn,
And while they husked the golden ears their eyes
were filed with lovers lights;
But now the young man works alone, far. far
away out on the farm
The same. his girl. but she in frilis, has gone to
town to sec the sights.
The above original bit Of verse is
by our private secretary; he wants
81 90 a line for it to be credited on
our subscription. We send it be-
cause we have no headless cabbage
or corn cobs to send you. We trust
it will be food for your mind at a
very low figure. Yours,
ADoNIs.